Rowing is the sport I have chosen to profile.
Australia is 24th on the games medal talley at the end of day nine.
They have so far 1 Gold, 12 Silver and 7 Bronze.
The gold medal was won in a relay.
They are not expecting to win so many medals now.
There are Fourteen different Events in Rowing at the Games.
Mens Quad Double and Single Scull. Eight, coxless four, coxless pair.
Lightweight Men Coxless four and Double scull.
Womens Quad Double and Single Scull. Eight and Coxless Pair.
Lightweight Womens Double Scull.
Drew Ginn
Athlete Profile
Drew Ginn is thirty eight years old and competes in the Rowing Coxless Fours
He has had an outstanding career. He has had two lots of back surgery and is feeling the strain in other areas.
He has decided to wait until xmas to see what he will do in the future. He wanted a gold the other day but he only got a silver medal and now he thinks his career might be over.
He is Australias most successful rower with three gold medals and a silver from four games.
He also has eight medals five of them gold from 9 world championships.
One interesting fact is that he hasnt cried in public since his grandfather died sixteen years ago, until the other day when he was upset over winning only a silver medal instead of gold.
Sport Profile
Rowing is the sport I have chosen to profile.
Australia is 24th on the games medal talley at the end of day nine.
They have so far 1 Gold, 12 Silver and 7 Bronze.
The gold medal was won in a relay.
They are not expecting to win so many medals now.
There are Fourteen different Events in Rowing at the Games.
Mens Quad Double and Single Scull. Eight, coxless four, coxless pair.
Lightweight Men Coxless four and Double scull.
Womens Quad Double and Single Scull. Eight and Coxless Pair.
Lightweight Womens Double Scull.
Athlete Profile
Drew Ginn is thirty eight years old and competes in the Rowing Coxless FoursHe has had an outstanding career. He has had two lots of back surgery and is feeling the strain in other areas.
He has decided to wait until xmas to see what he will do in the future. He wanted a gold the other day but he only got a silver medal and now he thinks his career might be over.
He is Australias most successful rower with three gold medals and a silver from four games.
He also has eight medals five of them gold from 9 world championships.
One interesting fact is that he hasnt cried in public since his grandfather died sixteen years ago, until the other day when he was upset over winning only a silver medal instead of gold.